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A crowd moves through an open dusty area beside a white temple gopuram and a decorated stage. Foreground: a man in a green jacket and blue head wrap holds a blue banner printed with a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and the institution name Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Mahasamstana, Bidadi. Behind him, devotees in white and light clothing raise hands, some wearing white headwear, and a decorated chariot or float with colourful ornaments appears in the background. Trees, a street lamp and parked cars surround the scene.

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Outdoor photograph of a crowd on a dirt road near a white ornate temple gopuram under construction with scaffolding. Several people hold up a long blue banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Mahasamsthana, Bidadi, with a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robes on the left. Around them, women in white and cream saris and men in white dhotis and shirts walk among onlookers, including a child in a checked shirt and a man in a red shirt. A woman in a green top raises one arm toward the banner. Trees and utility poles line the roadside under a clear sky.2010-01-29A dense street crowd in a town lane moves past a blue banner held aloft by several men. The banner shows a portrait of a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban, with the printed text "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Mahasamsthana, Bidadi" in English and Kannada script. Many people in the crowd wear white kurtas and white caps, and some wear saffron or blue clothing. Along the street are multi-storey buildings, palm trees, rooftop spectators, a yellow banner and a Kannada signboard. Strings of decorative flags hang overhead. The scene appears to be a procession in Mandya, Karnataka.2010-01-29January 29 20102010-01-29A large outdoor street procession in bright daylight under trees and a pale sky. Dense crowds fill the road: men in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans walk among others in white dhotis, white shawls and white headcloths. A tall bearded man in an orange turban and orange robe stands near the centre, and a man in a white turban and white shawl is in the lower right. Several large banners in Kannada script are held aloft, including a long white-and-green banner with a portrait, and yellow and pink banners. A few building facades and a bus appear at the edges. No identifiable a person candidate is distinguishable from appearance alone.2007-02-20A street procession of devotees in white ritual clothing walks barefoot along a paved road lined with parked buses and palm trees. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds aloft a large framed poster showing a portrait of a man with a white turban, long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, against a purple background. The poster's Kannada text and an English caption are printed on the lower panel. Behind it, other devotees, several women in white saris, carry brass pots or kalasha on their heads. A man in a white shirt at the right raises a brass vessel overhead. Some marchers wear orange scarves.2005-12-31A large crowd fills a narrow street during a procession. A saffron-orange banner with a blue map-shaped emblem and blue Tamil lettering reading நித்யானந்த தியான பீடம் (Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam) is held up across the frame. Strings of small white paper flags hang overhead, and corrugated metal roofs line the street. In the right foreground, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-red turban and a saffron garment. Behind the banner, a bald man in white clothing with an orange shawl walks among devotees, some raising their hands. Coconuts hang from a bunch at the upper right.2006-09-24A large blue banner held aloft by a crowd of devotees in procession. The banner shows a church with a clock tower on the left, a South Indian gopuram temple tower in the centre, and a golden-domed mosque on the right, with a circular inset of a smiling person in orange clothing with palms pressed together. Below, a blue band carries Tamil text. Beneath the banner, women in white saris and men in white shirts hold up the banner, one woman in the foreground smiling and another with palms joined in namaskar. Small blue-and-white flags line the top edge.2006-09-24A street procession of people in white ritual clothes and orange-saffron flags walks past a roadside temple entrance. The central subject is a long orange banner carried by a young man in white shirt and white dhoti; the banner shows a printed portrait of a smiling bald man in an orange turban and orange robes, with Kannada text in red and white. Behind it, uniformed police or security officers in khaki stand at the roadside. Other marchers carry orange flags with a blue emblem, and a small framed portrait is held aloft at upper right. Some marchers wear garlands and lanyards. The road is paved and the scene is outdoors.2010-07-24February 12 20132013-02-12Outdoor procession on a dry dirt road under a clear blue sky with sparse trees. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long swept-back hairstyle and a white-and-purple floral garland walks at the front, holding a printed portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure on a pale background. Behind, a decorated umbrella canopy in orange, blue and gold with fringe and a saffron flag is carried over a group of devotees in white dhotis and saris. Other devotees in white and orange walk along the road, some with hands folded in namaskar. Crowds stand further back near the trees. This matches a paduka yatra procession.2007-02-24Outdoor festival procession on a dusty road under a blue sky, with a dense crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts. A purple banner held aloft reads a Kannada heading and2007-02-02A large outdoor street crowd, mostly men, marches under a clear sky beneath leafy trees. Several banners in Kannada script are raised above the crowd, including a long white-and-green banner and yellow banners. In the foreground, a man in an orange headcloth and orange robe stands with a rudraksha-style beaded cord, flanked by other men in orange robes and white turbans. Many people wear white shirts, dhotis and caps, and some hold orange and white flags on poles.2007-02-20